International Yoga Day 2022 In Mysore
PM Modi To Take Part In International Yoga Day Event In Mysore On June 21
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, participated along with thousands of participants in a mass yoga demonstration at Mysore Palace ground, Mysuru, on the occasion of the 8th International Day of Yoga on Tuesday.
The occasion was attended by the Governor of Karnataka, Thawar Chand Gehlot, the Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai, and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that the yogic energy, which has been nurtured for centuries by the spiritual centres of India like Mysuru, is today giving direction to global health. He added that today, yoga is becoming a basis for global cooperation and is providing a belief in a healthy life to mankind.
Today we see that yoga has come out of households and has spread all over the world, and this is a picture of spiritual realisation and that of natural and shared human consciousness, especially in the last two years of an unprecedented pandemic, he said.
“Yoga has now become a global festival.” Yoga is not just for individuals, but for all of humanity.Therefore, this time the theme of the International Day of Yoga is – Yoga for humanity,” he said.
PM Narendra Modi thanked the United Nations and all the countries for taking this theme globally.
Quoting Indian sages, the Prime Minister emphasised, “Yoga brings peace for us.” The peace from yoga is not merely for individuals. Yoga brings peace to our society. Yoga brings peace to our nation and the world. “Yoga brings peace to our universe.”, he continued.
“This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. The universe starts with us. “”Yoga makes us conscious of everything within us and builds a sense of awareness,” he said.